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Referendum study 2003

SND-ID: SND 0814

This study is part of the collection Swedish Election Studies - Referendums

Alternative title

FU03

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Statistics Sweden

Description

In conjunction with the referendum on Swedish membership of the European monetary Union (EMU) an election study was carried out in collaboration between Statistics Sweden and the Department of Political Science at Göteborg University.

Purpose:

Explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. Track and follow trends in the Swedish electoral democracy and make comparisons with other countries.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Funding

  • Funding agency: The parliament
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-80 years, residing in Sweden and eligible to vote in the referendum 2003

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Probability: Simple random

Time period(s) investigated

2003-08-11

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Political behaviour and attitudes, Elections, Government, political systems and organisations, International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

elections, european union, european integration, referendums, single european currency, electoral issues

Publications

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Oscarsson, Henrik & Holmberg, Sören (eds.) (2004) Kampen om euron. Göteborg: Department of Political Science. ISBN: 91-89246-15-2.
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ISBN: 91-89246-15-2
ISSN: 0347-9366

Arndt, C. (2013). The Electoral Consequences of Third Way Welfare State Reforms: Social Democracy's Transformation and its Political Costs. Amsterdam University Press.
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ISBN: 978-90-8964-450-3

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Dataset 1
Referendum study 2003

Version 1.0

Citation

Sören Holmberg, Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson, Statistics Sweden. University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science (2006). Referendum study 2003. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/000868

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Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Statistics Sweden

Variables

436

Number of individuals/objects

2947

Dataset 2
Panel Swedish election study 2002 - Referendum study 2003

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Sören Holmberg - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Statistics Sweden

Published: 2005-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06